Senator Grassley sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (pdf here).
Grassley’s letter is interesting for a variety of reasons which will be detailed below.Continue Reading
Did John Brennan Leak to Keep the FBI Counterintelligence Investigation Alive?
A good observation was made today:
@Comey *deliberately* didn’t tell the “Gang of Eight”, the most senior congressional leaders with TOP SECRET clearance the CI investigation existed (https://t.co/4wA8lWlQkK)*, and even then only with top DOJ approval (https://t.co/Ke0nLcYwOh)
*H/T @TheLastRefuge2 pic.twitter.com/v9AbIeUyJI
— Undercover Huber (@JohnWHuber) May 22, 2018
John Carlin – The Former NSD Head Who Enabled the FBI’s Carter Page FISA Warrant
John Carlin was an Assistant Attorney General – and Head of the Department of Justice’s National Security Division (NSD).
On September 27, 2016, Carlin announced his resignation. He formally left the NSD on October 15, 2016. Carlin had been named Acting Assistant Attorney General in March 2013 and was confirmed in the spring of 2014.
Carlin had previously served as chief of staff to then-FBI Director Robert S. Mueller.Continue Reading
The Dam’s About to Break – An Interview With Devin Nunes & a White House Announcement
Devin Nunes gave another “must-see” interview with Maria Bartiromo on Sunday. Nunes helps make clear the increasingly obvious.
For only the second time in our nation’s history a standing political party attempted to block the peaceful transition of power following an election.Continue Reading
So It Begins
I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the Department of Justice look into whether or not the FBI/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes – and if any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 20, 2018
Sir Richard Dearlove & UK Intelligence Ties
Stefan Halper played a role in the establishment of the Trump-Russia Investigation.
But let’s be clear.
Halper wasn’t “inside” the Trump Campaign. Halper used intentionally manufactured meetings and contacts with Papadopoulos and Page to create perceived associations with Russia.Continue Reading
The FBI’s Outside Contractors, DNC Servers & Crowdstrike
The DNC lawsuit against Russia and the Trump Campaign provides for a new timeline of events. And raises new questions.
Recall, the DNC famously refused to allow the FBI to examine their servers – which has always seemed more than a bit odd.Continue Reading
“Hurricane Crossfire” – Leakers, Liars & the Implicated
In case you somehow missed it, the New York Times managed to fully jump the shark.
In an article containing a who’s who of leakers attempting to get in front of the pending Inspector General Report, Times authors Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman and Nicholas Fandos destroyed any remaining semblance of independence from the DNC/Obama Administration.Continue Reading
The Steele Dossier & the Intelligence Community Assessment
An article, Two Colleagues Contradict Brennan’s Denial of Reliance on Dossier, caught the attention of a bunch of folks:Continue Reading
Heroes in the Room
Admiral Rogers’ retirement speech has stayed with me since writing about it.
Two items in particular have refused to dissipate:Continue Reading